On May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio,
announced it had developed a tubeless tire, a technological
innovation that would make automobiles safer and more
efficient.

The culmination of more than three years of engineering,
Goodrich’s tubeless tire effectively eliminated the inner
tube, trapping the pressurized air within the tire walls
themselves.

By reinforcing those walls, the company claimed, they were
able to combine the puncture-sealing features of inner tubes
with an improved ease of riding, high resistance to bruising
and superior retention of air pressure.

On May 10, 1970, 40 seconds into overtime of Game 4 of the
Stanley Cup final, Boston Bruins star Bobby Orr slips the
winning goal past St. Louis Blues goaltender Glenn Hall.

After scoring, Orr leaps into the air before landing flat and
sliding into his teammates’ embrace. The famous celebration
is immortalized by Boston Record-American photographer
Ray Lussier, whose image of the soaring Orr is one of the
most famous sports photographs of all time.

In Boston sports lore, Orr’s game-winner, which made the
Bruins NHL champions, is known as "The Goal."

Robert Gordon Orr (77)

Raymond Roger Lussier (1931 – 2003)

  
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Irish singer Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 65 years old today.